See-Saw Battle Around Salerno Engulfs Front
Allied ground forces surge along the Salerno Agropoli front as reinforcements arrive. Hermann Goering and the 15th 16th armored divisions are in battle while Capri island is reported captured. Allied cruisers and destroyers shell mainland positions as British and North British forces push forward.
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Hermann Goering
Salerno-Agropoli
Agropoli
Salerno
Gulf of Salerno
Capriabet
Allied push at Salerno as Germans throw tanks Aerial and sea support reported
Allied forces at Salerno faced heavy German armor with tanks destroyed by American and Royal Navy fire. One American cruiser fired 355 rounds at tanks and machine guns. Capri was taken by Allied forces while ground fighting and reinforcements arrive. Front lines shifted with some ground gained and losses at nightfall.
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Belvedere
Agropoli
Salerno
U. S
Capri
Sixamile
Albert Kesselring
Sele
Calore
Fress
Service Personnel Addresses and Assignments Listed
Military personnel from the area share current duties and addresses. Pvt. Ken Coffman and Sgt. Grayson Kelsh report transfers, while Pfc James Gaver returns from furlough to Camp Butner. Others, including Charles Lantz and Kenneth Coffman, seek correspondence at their new stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Gaver
Camp Butner
N. C
Grover
Religious Survey Plans Completed in Hagerstown
Plans have been completed for a large interdenominational and interfaith religious survey in Hagerstown and vicinity. On Sunday afternoon, September 19, two to four o'clock, up to 1,000 volunteers from many churches will canvass the city to determine church membership or preference and map out outreach to new residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
St. Mary's
First Baptist
First Brethren
First Church of God
Church of the Brethren
First Christian
St. John’s Episcopal
St Paul's Evangelical
Zion Evangelical and Reformed
Christ Evangelical and Reformed
St. John’s Lutheran
Trinity Lutheran
St Mark's Lutheran
Funistown - Lurtheran
St. Paul’s
Water conservation survey doubts Raven Rock scheme viability
Bean and prominent engineers conclude continued development of Raven Rock and Warner Hollow streams with Diffendahl is impractical due to water yield limits and high costs from drainage sizes topography and geology. The survey notes failed reservoirs near Hagerstown and the shift to Antietam creek and Potomac pumping stations.
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Bean
Raven Rock
Warner Hollow
Diffendahl
Allen Hazen
New York
Edgemont
Booster pumps and pipelines considered for Potomac water project
Officials weighed a 100 million gallon reservoir but questioned cost and terrain. A Halfway booster pump remains under review. A second pipeline to the Potomac pumping station was proposed but could not be built until after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ity
Halfway
Potomac
Bazooka Gun Revealed as Large Frontline Weapon
The article describes a Bazooka launcher over 50 inches long and under 3 inches wide, with a shoulder stock, grips, sights, and an electric battery. A two-man crew operates it, loader inserts rockets, and firing causes a flash from the launcher rear. The rocket is nearly two feet long, with explosive head and tail fins for accuracy. Army says it can pierce tanks and is now supplied to Allied forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Cow Falls Into Cistern On Farm
A cow named Bessie slipped through a cistern top at Herbert McAllister’s Big Spring farm Monday night and sank to the bottom. The animal has remained standing in water while neighbors plan a rescue aided by occasional food drops and water. A water snake was seen nearby, heightening concerns that the cow may become distressed before help arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert’ McAllister
Big Spring
McAllister
Bessie
Man Jailed In Assault Case
Harry Matthews was arrested on a warrant charging assault with intent to kill Minerva Myers in the 100 block Williams Avenue. Myers, 38, was beaten with a tack hammer while asleep with a young girl and hospitalised, then discharged. A search for Matthews followed by Sheriff John B. Huyett and officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Matthews
Williams Avenue
Minerva Myers
Tall-Alley
Myers
Washington County
John B. Huyett
Matthews
Commissioners' Change Of Heart Costs Taxpayers A Most Tidy Sum
Auction results show county rivals Groh and an opposing attorney driving up the price of the Sherley building to 56 500, with the county paying 250 more. The property on Summit avenue runs to Court Place and houses a large three story block. Officials plan for postwar use, noting courthouse inadequacies led to past annex purchases. Other sales included Longanecker and Younker properties with modest bids, plus several rural parcels and parcels near Hancock.
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Mately
Joseph C. Snyder
Groh
Summit Avenue
Library Alley
Court Place
Board of County Commissioners
Sherley
Courthouse Ste
Postoffice
Antietam Street
Wilbide Farm Auctioned Near Boonsboro for 5800
Wilbide farm consisting of 120 acres near Boonsboro sold at auction for 5800 to buyer Harry Keadle. The bid marked a clear transaction with Keadle named as purchaser. The sale details indicate a straightforward real estate transfer in the local market.
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Wilbide
Boonsboro
Harry Keadle
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Army
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